In The Organic Garden On Australia Day
Public holiday here in Perth and we are celebrating Australia Day. Watching the cricket, going to the beach, listening to the cricket on the radio and having a BBQ lunch are all traditional activities for today. Gardening will be low on the list for most people but I grab a little moment to harvest my dinner!
Clean Up Time
With the harvest of the corn over it is time to clean up a few beds in the garden and start preparing for the next round of plantings.
The compost heap is quite tall again and I may need to have a big turnover this week to get the heat going in the middle and check the moisture levels.
Veges To Eat This Week
Carrots, eggplant and broccolini are the main edibles this week. The carrots are just the thinnings from the carrot bed to encourage the growth of the larger carrots.
The bowl of fruit salad is for our breakfast!
Finally picked the grapes this week and they are so sweet.
The capsicum we pick as they ripen and we have had a few this week. The sunburnt ones are used for the dog – he loves capsicum with his dinner and has on occasion stolen them from the garden!
The eggplant are producing large numbers of fruit and even though I have picked 7 big eggs this week there are plenty more on the way!
Here are the cucumbers which are racing along now and should be producing fruit next week. We expect to pick some lettuce as well!
Apples and Pumpkins
The apples are progressing nicely and will have a good feed from the trees later in the year.
The pumpkin plant is sneaking around the garden and we look forward to some nice fruit.
Finally the Paw Paws are coming along nicely and it is quite impressive how quickly they can grow when the heat starts!
This plant is nearly 1.5metres tall having started at 15cm when planted from the pot.
The second one is rapidly out growing the pot and I will plant it at the end of the summer.
Anyway have a happy Australia Day my Aussie friends and may everyone else just have a great day as well!
The organic gardener.
